diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/util.c b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
index b6b2a46af14c400b556b61c3f6e1caeed792a87a..25d1ec4ca28a0e5ed3090291df8f2f67e2a20b4b 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/util.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int file_write_dep(const char *name)
 }
 
 
-/* Allocate initial growable sting */
+/* Allocate initial growable string */
 struct gstr str_new(void)
 {
 	struct gstr gs;